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March 4. 1996
April 4. 1996
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ORDINANCE NO.
MC-959
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING CHAPTER
19.15 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE)
PERTAINING TO THE FOOTHILL FIRE ZONES OVERLAY.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 19.15 of the Municipal Code (Development
Code) is amended to remove Building and Fire Code standards from
the Development Code and replace them in Chapter 15.10 of the
Municipal Code.
Chapter 19.15 of the Development Code is hereby amended to read as
shown in Attachment A, Development Code Pages 11-177 through
11-182, attached and incorporated herein by reference.
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ORDINANCE. . .AMENDING CHAPTER 19.15 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE) PERTAINING TO THE FOOTHILL FIRE
ZONES OVERLAY.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted
by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a
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CURLIN
ARIAS
OBERHELMAN
DEVLIN
ANDERSON
MILLER
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The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this
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Tom Minor, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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CHAPTER 19.15
FF (FOOTHILL FIRE ZONES OVERLAY) DISTRICT
19.15.010 PURPOSE
The purpose of the fire rone overlay district is to mitigate the spread of fire, to help minimize
property damage and to reduce the risk to the public health and safety.
19.15.020 APPLICABILITY
This overlay district identifies 3 foothill fire rones that have different degrees of hazard based
on slope, type of fuel present and natural barriers. The foothill fire zones are: A-Extreme
Hazard, B-High Hazard, and C-Moderate Hazard. Fires Zones A and B shall be determined by
the slope analysis, submitted with the project application. A reference map specifying identified
fire zones within the City is on file with the Department.
19.15.030 DEFINITIONS
Fire Model. A computer generated model done by an independent contractor, company or firm
to demonstrate the effects of an urban - wildland interface fire. This model is designed to
demonstrate the minimum required fuel modification necessary to protect existing or proposed
structures in the high fire hazard areas. All factors are taken into account including, but not
limited to structure(s), amount and arrangement of surrounding vegetation, topography and
annual climatic conditions.
Fire Zone A. Fire Zone A is determined based on slope. Fire Zone A includes areas with
slopes of 30% or greater.
Fire Zone B. Fire Zone B is also determined based on slope. Fire Zone B includes area with
slopes between 15-30%.
Fire Zone C. Fire Zone C includes those areas with slopes of 0 to 15%.
Fire Zone C. Abutting Wildlands. Fire Zone C, Abutting Wildlands is defined as those lots on
the perimeter of a tract that are adjacent to wildlands.
Fuel Modification. Fuel modification is a wide strip of land where flammable native vegetation
has been removed or modified, and partially or totally replaced with drought tolerant fire -
resistive plants. Fuel modification provides a more acceptable level of risk from wildland fires
and provides a more acceptable level or risk from wildland fires and provides a safer area in
which to take fire suppression action.
Wildlands. Any area of land that is essentially unimproved, in a natural state of hydrology,
vegetation and animal life, and not under cultivation.
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19.15.040 STANDARDS
The following standards shall apply to all, or some, of the foothill fire zones as noted by the
letter( s) in parenthesis following the standard.
1. ACCESS AND CIRCULATION
A. Local hillside street standards shall be used to minimize grading and erosion
potential while providing adequate access for vehicles, including emergency
vehicles. The right-of-way shall be 48.5 feet with 40 feet of paved width and
parking on both sides and a sidewalk on 1 side. (A + B)
B. Streets shall have a paved width of 32 feet with parking and sidewalk on 1 side
of the street only and right-of-way of 40.5 feet, subject to review and
recommendation by the Fire Chief and the City Engineer, with approval by the
Commission. (A + B)
C. Subdivisions shall be designed to allow emergency vehicle access to wildland
areas behind structures. This is to be accomplished in either of 2 ways:
1. Provide a perimeter street along the entire wildland side of development;
or
2. Provide a fuel-modified area, a minimum of 150 feet in depth from the
rear of the structure, adjacent to the subdivision and connected to the
interior street by flat 12 foot minimum access ways placed no more than
350 feet apart. If designed as a gated easement, access ways may be part
of a side yard. (A+B, and C where abuts wildlands.)
D. No dead-end streets are permitted. Temporary cul-de-sacs are required.
(A+B+C)
E. All permanent cul-de-sac turnarounds and curves shall be designed with a
minimum radius of 40 feet to the curb face. No parking shall be allowed on the
bulb of a cul-de-sac. (A+B+C)
F. Cul-de-sacs to a maximum of 750 feet in length with a maximum of 30 dwelling
units, and to a maximum of 1,000 feet in length with a maximum of 20 dwelling
units. (A + B)
G. Driveways to residential garages of more than 30 feet in length shall extend for
a minimum distance of 20 feet from the garage, on a maximum grade of 5 % .
Driveways less than 30 feet in length shall have a maximum grade of 8 % for a
minimum distance of 20 feet from the garage. No portion of a driveway shall
exceed a grade of 15%, unless approved by the Fire Chief and City Engineer.
Driveways shall be designed so that the algebraic difference in grades will not
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cause a vehicle to drag or hang-up. (A + B+C)
H. Hillside collector and arterial streets shall not exceed 8 % grade. Hillside
residential streets shall not exceed 15 % grade. Grades of streets shall be as
provided in this subsection, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Public
Services, Fire, and Public Works Departments. (A + B+C)
I. A tentative tract or parcel map shall provide for at least 2 different standard
means of ingress and egress which provide safe, alternate traffic routes subject
to approval by the Fire Department. The two separate means of access shall be
provided pursuant to Section 19.30.200 of this Development Code.
2. SITE AND STREET IDENTIFICATION
A. Non-combustible and reflective street markers shall be visible for 100 feet
pursuant to City standards. (A+B+C)
B. Non-combustible building addresses of contracting colors shall be placed on the
structure fronting the street. Four inch high (residential) and 5 inch high
(commercial) lettering and numbers visible at least 100 feet are required.
(A+B+C)
3. ROADSIDE VEGETATION
All vegetation shall be maintained and all dead plant material shall be removed for a
distance of 10 feet from curbline. (A+B+C)
4. WATER SUPPLY
A. Static water sources such as fire hydrants and wells shall have clear access on
each side of at least 15 feet. (A+B+C)
B. A minimum of 2 private spigots facing the foothills/wildlands shall be required
for each structure. (A + B+C)
C. Fire hydrants shall be identified with approved blue reflecting street markers.
(A + B+C)
D. Each cul-de-sac greater than 300 feet in length shall have a minimum of 1
hydrant. (A+B+C)
E. Minimum fire flow shall be 1,000 gallons per minute. (A+B+C)
S. EROSION CONTROL
A. All fills shall be compacted. (A + B+C)
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B. For all new projects, erosion and drainage control plans must be prepared by a
licensed civil engineer, and be approved prior to permit issuance. (A+B+C)
C. The faces at all cut and fill slopes shall be planted with a ground cover approved
by the City Engineer. This planting shall be done as soon as practicable and
prior to final inspection. Planting of any slope less than 5 feet in vertical height,
or a cut slope not subject to erosion due to the erosion-resistant character of the
materials, may be waived by the City Engineer. An automatic irrigation system
shall be installed for planted slopes in excess of 15 feet in vertical height, unless
recommended otherwise in the preliminary soils report or waived by the City
Engineer. If required by the City Engineer, a recommendation for types of
planting materials shall be obtained from Landscape Architect. The Landscape
Architect shall, prior to fmal inspection, provide the City Engineer with a
statement that the planting has been done in compliance with recommendations
approved by the City Engineer. (A+B+C)
D. Erosion landscaping plans shall incorporate the use of fire resistant vegetation.
(A+B+C)
E. All parties performing grading operations, under a grading permit issued by the
City Engineer, shall take reasonable preventive measures, such as sprinkling by
water truck, hydroseeding with temporary irrigation, dust pallative, and/or wind
fences as directed by the City Engineer, to avoid earth or other materials from
the premises being deposited on adjacent streets or properties, by the action of
storm waters or wind, by spillage from conveyance vehicles or by other causes.
Earth or other materials which are deposited on adjacent streets or properties shall
be completely removed by the permittee as soon as practical, but in any event
within 24 hours after receipt of written notice from the City Engineer to remove
the earth or materials, or within such additional time as may be allowed by
written notice from the City Engineer. In the event that any party performing
grading shall fail to comply with these requirements, the City Engineer shall have
the authority to engage the services of a contractor to remove the earth or other
materials. All charges incurred for the services of the contractor shall be paid to
the City by the permittee prior to acceptance of the grading. (A + B+C)
6. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVEWPMENT DESIGN
A. Building standards governing the use of materials and construction methods for
structures contained within the Foothill Fire Zones shall be in accordance with the
San Bernardino Municipal Code Section 15.10.
B. A slope analysis shall be filed with all discretionary applications for all projects
in Fire Zones A & B consistent with the Hillside Management section of the
General Plan and Section 19.17.080(2) of this Development Code. (A+B)
C. Structures shall be located only where the upgraded slope is 50% or less. If the
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building pad is adjacent to a slope which is greater than 50% and is greater than
30 feet in height, a minimum pad sethack of 30 feet from the edge of the slope
is required. The setback may he less than 30 feet only when the entire slope, or
100 feet adjacent to the building pad, whichever is less, is landscaped with fire
resistant vegetation and maintained by an automatic irrigation system. (A + B)
D. All proposed property lines shall be placed at the top of slopes, except where the
original parcel's exterior boundary line does not extend to the top of the slope.
(A+B+C)
E. Development on existing slopes exceeding 30% or greater may occur if in
conformance with all applicable ordinances, statutes and California Environmental
Quality Act review. (A) .
F. Structures sha11 be permitted in narrow canyon mouths or ridge saddles, only if
approved by the City Engineer and Fire Department. (A + B)
G. All new structures requiring permits, including accessory structures, guest
housing or second units shall conform to all applicable fire zone standards.
(A+B+C)
H. Excluding openings, all exterior elements, including walls, garage doors, fences,
etc., shall be free of exposed wood (as defined in Chapter 15.10). (A + B, and C
where abuts wildlands.)
I. The minimum distance between structures shall be 60 feet in Zone A and 30 feet
in Zone B, unless otherwise approved by the Fire Chief with concurrence by the
Development Review Committee. (A + B)
J. A fuel-modification plan, or a reasonable equivalent alternative as approved by
the Fire Chief is required. The plan, shall include a "wet zone" of a minimum
depth of 50 feet of irrigated landscaping behind any required setback and
"thinJiing zones" of a minimum depth of 100 feet of drought tolerant, low volume
vegetation, adjacent to any natural area behind structures and provisions for
maintenance. A fire model shall be prepared pursuant to Section
19.30.200(6)(0)(3). (A+B, and C where abuts wildlands.)
K. Retrofitting of any element is required when more than 25 % replacement of that
element occurs; i.e., roofing, fencing. (A+B+C)
7. MISCELLANEOUS
A. All future transfers of property shall disclose to the purchaser at the time of purchase
agreement and the close of escrow the high fire hazard designation applicable to the
property. (A+B+C)
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B. Firebreak fuel modification zones shall be maintained, when required, through home
owner associations, assessment districts or other means. (A + B+C)
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